Brynne Chandler (born 1958) is a writer and story editor best known for her work on animated television series such as '' Gargoyles'', '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', and ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (often referred to simply as ''He-Man'') is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show was one of the most popular an ...

'', amongst many others. She was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on ''Batman'', and was at one point the highest-paid female animation writer working in Hollywood. She also has extensive credits in writing/adapting graphic novels (including an adaptation of

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 1968) an ...

's '' Dragonflight''), as well as editing and adapting

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. At the beginning of her career (circa 1983), she was billed as J. Brynne Stephens, then simply as Brynne Stephens. As Brynne Stephens, she published a handful of short stories and an experimental

gamebook A gamebook is a work of printed fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making choices. The narrative branches along various paths, typically through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages. Each narrative typically does not ...

novel called ''The Dream Palace'' (1986), all while continuing to write numerous animated television scripts. She also wrote the text of the 1984 videogame ''

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'', based on the novel by

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Michael Reaves James Michael Reaves (September 14, 1950 – March 20, 2023) was an American writer, known for his contributions as a script writer and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including '' Gargoyles'' and '' Batma ...

. In her career, Chandler was the first solo female story editor at

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and 10 years later, she was the first solo female story editor at

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. Later, she was Senior Editor at boutique manga publisher

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. She was married for a time to Michael Reaves, and at that time was billed as Brynne Chandler Reaves. She is the mother of noted manga adapter and novelist

Mallory Reaves Mallory Reaves (born 1984 to parents Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler) is a writer from Southern California. She was initially known for her adaptations of the popular manga series '' After School Nightmare'' (nominated for a 2007 Will Eisner ...

Writing credits

Television series

* ''

'' (1983) * '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1986) - story editor * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Beverly Hills Teens'' (1987) * ''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created b ...

'' (1987) - story editor * ''

'' (1987) * '' Starcom: The U.S. Space Force'' (1987) - also creator, story editor * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1989-1990) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates'' (1991) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) * '' Phantom 2040'' (1994) * ''

Conan and the Young Warriors ''Conan and the Young Warriors'' is a 1994 American television animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment and aired by CBS as a sequel to the animated series '' Conan the Adventurer'', but featuring a different set of characters (besides C ...

'' (1994) - also story editor * '' Gargoyles'' (1997) - also story editor * ''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an animated television series produced by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man and serves as a follow-up to '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. ''Unlimited'' premiered in 1 ...

'' (1999) * '' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (1999-2000) * ''

Action Man Action Man is an action figure launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American "movable fighting man", G.I. Joe. Action Man was originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom and Australia by Palitoy Ltd of ...

'' (2000) * ''Spider Man: The Venom Saga'' (2005) * ''Go-Go Bus'' (2020-2022) * ''Team S.T.E.A.M. Beyond!'' (2021-2022) * ''Weather Hunters'' (2024-2025)

Novels

* ''The Dream Palace'' (1986)

Manga

* ''

After School Nightmare is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized from 2004 to 2007 in the manga magazine ''Princess'' and collected in ten volumes. It was licensed in North America by Go! Comi, with all volumes ada ...

'' (2006-2009) - editor * ''Japan Ai: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan'' (2007) - editor * '' Tenshi Ja Nai!!'' (2007) - adaptation/editor * '' Black Sun Silver Moon'' (2007-2008) - editor * ''

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'' (2007-2008) - adaptation/editor * ''Yggdrasil'' (2008) - editor * '' A.I. Revolution'' (2008) - adaptation/editor * ''A Wise Man Sleeps'' (2008) - adaptation/editor * ''

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'' (2008) - adaptation/editor * ''Bound Beauty'' (2009) - adaptation/editor * ''Crown'' (2009) - adaptation/editor

References

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